Braiding-machine.



No. $101,094. PATBNTED JULY so, 1907. A. ATTBNBOROUGH. I mum'mo MACHINE, APPLIOAHOI FILED APE. 10.1005.

a BMIBTPIHBM'I No. 861,694. PATENTED wmrso, 1907.

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'BRAIDING MACHINE.

APP-LXOATIOI PILEDAPB. 10. 1900.

PATENTED JULY 30, 1907.

A. nrn'nnonouaa. nnmmo momma. APPLHIATIOI FILED Pl. 110. "05.

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I partying drawings in which C ating mechanism.

UNITED STATES NOVELTY COMPANY, Cl"

."PATENT OFFICE.

AIZIRED A TTENllOIiOUGII, OF BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT,

asslonolt fro frnri oLAKeSLeY BRISTOL, CONN ECTICUT, ACORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

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lbslltahomitmoyoonorm: Be itJtnown that l, Aarsso Ansuaoaouon, a subiectoi the Kingoi Great Britain and Ireland, residing at lls-idol,- in the county oi liartiord arid State oi Cop- .p'rnvatnsnta in Braiding-Machines; and 1 do hereby declare tho'ioilowing to be a lull, clear, and exact description oi'tho invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

' and more parti'cularly'to braiding machines desi ned for producing lace iabrica and which are generally known as lacs hraiding machines.

: these machines comprises series oi spindlesupon which which spindlas are by suitable mechanism caused to move in a generally circular path about a core or mandrel and to cross and re-cmss each others path, thus laying their threads about the core or mandrel, and in the case oi machines ier ma'lrin'g lace the movements oi the spindies are controlled by apattern mechanism whereby they cross and rc-cross the threads about the core or r 3 desired pattern lace..

mandrel in a predotormined'manner to produce the The objects oi the-present invention are generally to greatly simpliiy the construction and mode oi opera tion oi the machine, and particularly the supporting,

, 'hcatcrs and their operating mechanism and other parts ei'the machine, all as will hereinaiter appear.

'iothe above ends the present invention consists'oi the devices and combinations of devices which will be 85 hereinafter-described and claimed.

The present invention is illustrated in the accom- Figure l'shows a topplan view oi amaehine emhody ing thesamm Fig. 2 shows on a larger scale than Fig. 40

l, a vertical sectionaiview, with some parts in elevation, and some pa'ris. omittedior clcarness. Fig. 8 shows on a still lnrgerscalc an elevation oi a portion oi the operating mechanism. ior the spindles. Fig. 4. v showsa plan view of a portion oi the spindle supporting and operating mechanism. Fig. 5 shows in cross section a portion oi the spindle supporting and oper- Fig. ti shows in top plan view (portions bmkep oil) one oi the spindle switches. -h'ig. shows the same parts as shown in. Fig. 6, look- I j ot- Lattsrs Patent. Ay lisatiss llal April 10. 1006. lceisl-Is. t,tt5.

'nectieat, have. invented certain new and uselulxlm The present invention relates to braiding machines a. a generally known to em lltlllod in so...

ignato corresponding parts.

guiding and operating mechanism ier the spindles, the

I jams raise, leer.

' in elevation and partial section a spindle with a threadbbin mounted thereon. Fig. '16 shows a topplan 'view with a portion oi the upper end oi the spindle broken away. Fig. 17 shows a a diagrammatical plan oi the operating gearing ior thoapindls and beater mechanism. Fig. 18 is a plan oi o'iragmentary portion oi the spindle mechanism. Figs. 19 and 90 show top plan views oi the spindles supporting andgniding plates and illustrating diagrammatically the movement oi the spindles.

Similar reierence characters ill be employed throughout the specification and drawings to des- The machine comprises a irame oi suitable sis'e and shape to support the operating parts, that shown embodying a top plate'l, mounted upon the legs or standards 2, the latter aiso supporting and being: braced by a second orunder' plate 3,'aud the two plates-being provided with the central openings 4 and ii-connectcd by the guide tulle 6, all as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

Mounted upon the top plate 1 in a' circular lino concentric with the axis oi the guiding tube tiare the vertical posts 7 held to said plate 1 by the nuts 8 (see Figs. 5 and 6), and upon said posts aromountcd to'turn the sleeves ll carrying near their lower ends the gears 10, the adjacent gears meshing with. each *(llhly'lll as clearly shown in Fig. 17 whereby-theadjacentsleevcs will be driven in opposite directions: as will he clearly apparent irom -an inspection oi Fig. 17. Thorc arcin' the machine of thedrawing twenty-eight oi these geared sleevm which as shown iorm a complete geared ring, the adjacentanembers oi which willhe driven-in opposite direction with relation. to each other. Mo-

tion is imparted to these geared sleeves. 9- irom the main shalt 11 mounted to, turn in bearings 12 below the top plate 1, the said shalt carrying a beveled pinion 13 which meshes with and drives a beveled-pinion 14 carried upon the lo. or end oi a-stnb shaft. 15 mounted in a bearing 16 in the top plate 1, andfwhich above said top plate carries a pinion 17 which meshes with and I drives one oi the geared'sloevos 9, whieh'in turn imparts a rotary' movement to the entire ring oi geared sleeves.

60 log at the pointoi the switch. Fig. 8 shows in side elevation one. oi. linden-hes which, holds-tho spinilieu at rest ,nnd euh-oi engagement with their op- "i eratihg urechanipm. Fig. 9 shows in side elevation and (See Figs. 2 and-l7.) The n "nshatt is provided at one end with suitahle drivin pulleys l8 and at its opposite or \d with a hand whee 19,.

senses rings 44 the entire group oi switches are shiited, and as the rings 44 are' moved simultaneously back and iorth in opposite directions, it'iollows that the entire group oi switches on one side oi the line oi driving disks 21 will be shllted in one direction while the group on the opposite side will be shiited in the opposite direction. The eccentric studs '42 may be turned' moro or less about the screws 43 to secure the proper adjustment oi the plates tltl with tlro operating rings 44, as' will be upderstooii. The rings 44 are. recipmcated (see Figs. 1, l7 and It!) by means oi links 45 pivotaily connected at 40 to said rings and at 47 toslides mounted adjustably upon disks 48, one oi the disks 48 (see Figs. 17 and. 18) being secured to a gear 49 driven through an intermediate gear 50 item one oi the gears 10; and the other at said tlisks 48 being mounted upon a gear at driven through an .intornredlsto gear 62 born one oitho gears 10. a 3

It will be noted by an inspection at Fig. 4 tlrat the switches 33 are interposed 'in each alternate space between the revolving driving disks 21 on each side oi the line'oi disks, so that a switch will be interposed between each, pair at such revolving driving disks 2t and pointing in a direction opposite to tho'dir'ecthm oi travel at the adjacent suriaces oi such driving disks. Thus it will bejnoted that the suriacesoi the disks 21 between which the points oi the outer line oi switches are interposed will be traveling in the direction at the arrows X shown in Fig. 4, and that the'surlaces oi the driving disks 2} adjacent to the points oi the inner litre oi switches will be traveling in the direction as indicared by the'artows'x Fig. 4, so that the points oi the switches will be interposed between and'polrtt in the direction op ire tothat in which the revolving disks 21 are carry it; the spindles, and as the points oi the switches are deflected either to the right or leit will be determined the direction oi travel oi the spindles, whether such spindles shall travel around a revolving disk to the right, or shall travel around a revolving disk to the leit all oi which will be clear-it is thought irons a'n inspectiorl'oi Fig.4 at the drawing.

- It will be understood to those iamilisr-withthis art that the spindles are not all oi them at all times in motion and that in producing the desired pattern oi lace some oi'the spindles are held at rest, while others are in movement and the points at which they are held at rest I at the points between adjacent switches, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 oi the drawing, where s indioates two oi the spindles at points oi rest and s' indicate; two oi the spindles in movement, the line oi mtwemont as italieatetl by the arrow .1 being such as to carry the ripper spindle s' as the parts are illustrated in Fig. 4, to the right and the lower spindle s' to tho lcit, it being understood that tho spindles move in pairs around the axes oi b6 the posts 7.

Fr the purpose oi holding the spindles stationary at (the point: oi rest, there are. provided suitable latches arranged to engage the lower part 22 oi the stcrn of the spindle. One oi theselatches'h'i is shown in side eleva' 80 tion in Fig. 8, and a portion oi the hose oi one oi the latches is shown in l ig. 3. and in Fig. 4, one of them is shown in top plnn'view and the'other indicated by dotted lines.

As shown at Fig. 8. the latches 53 consist oi suitable means at screws 55 passing-through apertured lugs iormed integrally with the standards 64. The lltch proper so is provided with a shank 67 recelvedina recess'in the standard 54 and pivoted therein by means at a pin 68 whereby the latch proper Moray havea swinging movement to a slight extent up and down whereby to permit the postage oi the stern ol the spindle over mid latch when his not intended that the spindle shall be held, and also let the purposeoi releasing the stem oi the spindle when it is desired .to again place said spindle in operation. r a

The latch 58 is' normally held upward by a light spring 59 received'in a bearing 60 iorrncd in the standard 64 and bearing against the under side'oi the latch 60. The upper-suriaceoi the latch to is provided with a curvodgnxwo at and a notch or mt ttflsee Fig. 4). and the iorward suriace is beveled as shown at 03. The arrangement is such that as the-spindles are moved by the driving disks they will .when they reach one at the latches engage the inclined surface (i3 by the end oi the stem 22' and depressing the latch proper 56 slightly,

which will by means oi its spring be again raised to engage the stern oi the spindleand hold said spindle at rest, and there it will rernain'at rcst'lrcltl by the latch ttntil it is disengaged therefrom and again started in motion. This disengagement oi the spindles train the latches is produced by the'wings which i have heretoiorc reierretl to as projectors 04. two oi srr'ch projectors being carried by each oi the latches 33. and as shown in Figs. 4. 5, ii and 7 these ptojeett'rrs ure pivoted by meansoi roundedheads 65 between tlie .plute littoral the block 37. they being held tirruly in place, but so or to have a iree up and down 'niotgnier r't' byincansoi a yoke 00 and the plate 39. which too-toastated is hold to the block 37 by the screw 40.

'llre projectors iii are normally held in a horizontal plane by means oi light coiled springs 07 (see Figs 3.4 and 5). which engage upwardly projecting studs tit} carried by the projectors til. The 'yoir'e tlii acts its at topto will be understood that these" prirjectors'unnroanted upon the blocks 37 and therciorc par-tit kc oi thepivotal act.ioninr xrrtcd to the switches tlllrtlll the pivots its by the circular reciprocal ing rings -i-l. nnd'rhc mended toes tilt oi these projectors when the prfolcctors' rtt-'e,tlc| tressml as shown in Fig.3 will when they nre su ung about tho pivota 38 come in contact with the mllirrs 23 oi the spit r' (lies and will thereby iorcethesteiu"?! oi tbe spindle otrt oi the latch 56 and project arid spindle lorwnol towards theaxial line ol the driving di -l:s 2i and into position to be engaged bytbe mating notches rriistrhi driving tlislts'and thus he put in ruotiorr. will at ttottrsc be und'er'strsul that it is theo wnttiotroi t'lrese'pmjcctorr and switches whichdetermines: the patter-It llt'utltlt't'tl. by the rnovcrpont. oi the spindles and tltat-th -rt'ioro the downward depression oi the pttijt't'lm'ru i' any given pair of switches takes place sintultanooualyas shown in Fig. 3 oi the drawing. and in such- I into rolot ion to-tho nrovernent oi the spindles as to t'tlllr t' rho projoctimt iltlu openttion of lltotu' spindles which may h at t't-.-.t or the desired times. and it will be [unlit-4'.nmh-rslmal that tillless the projectors til are tit-pressed in room amage the collar 23 of a spindle the ltrt'lilllg. movement. oi the arritchcs will simply control thd'dircctionolmovenrent oi those rpindlee which maybi': in operation and will paar over without engaging the collars oi 'thoee spindles which may be at rcat. no that all of the spindlce may be operated to cause them to move about the mandrel or core, and about each other and remain at reat, all in proper time relation so as to produce the proper croesingand re-croeaing oi the threada oi the various spindles as they arelaid' about the core or mandrel. r

1o The projectore 64 are depressed by means -oi the and peeling down through openinge 71 and" in the plates or-rinp 26 and 26 amilli' d through in the top plate 1, and are connected at their lower ende to a eeriea oi levers 74, said levera being o'i suitable length as ahown in Fig.2 and being pivoted as at 76 to'hrackste or standerds mounted upon the lower plate 8 oi the trams and said lovers are rocked in suitable time relation to depress the defined ptojoctoie "bymea'na oi'afplurality of twowires 70, one connected to each oi the projectorrfl.

It'thatthe pattern or jacquard mechaniam 8 1 is providedfwlth'etude or roll'ers whichare epeced at suitahiomintealongitemriacetoengageandrock the twoermed levers l6 improper time'relation to each othc, wh'srghy through'therods 79 and the lem 74 to deprethep rojectors'-64 to control the opera'tion oi the spindles, and'that by changing the iorm and arrangement oi the studs or rollers oi the pattermor jacquard mechanism an as to operate the proiectors inivarying and diiierent time relations to each other, any desired sequence oi operation o! the qrlndles may be produced in order'to produce any desiredpatternollace. 46 The pattern or jacquard mechaniem in and oi iteeli f iormano part oi my invention and as the operation oi ouch mechanism is well understood to those iamiliar with thia art, it is deemed unnecees'ary to further e:-

plainthe same. 7 It is of course understood that thispattern or jacquard mechanism has a continuous revelvingmotion and ior thie purpose it is operated by "a wheel amounted upon a shalt 88 held to revolve in suitable hearings in the, irame 1' and carri'ce a worm wheel-84 which meehesiwith and is driven by a worm llorrthemain shaitll.

upon a mandrel which mandrel may be oi-an'y uaual occpreierrod construction, that shown in the drawing, however, being a travelingmandrel and the machine is particularly doeigncd ior use with such a mandrel, .and it is preierreri to-ueo a traveling mandrel such an shown. This mandrel 86 consieis oi an endlem flexible core which may he termed oi rubber or other auitable material and it is supported upon a wheel 87 mountumed levers pivoted at 77 to.a irame or bracket ed to turn upon an axle 88 supported in a bracket or irame 89 (see dotted lincs,'Fig. 2 and iull lines Fig. I), listened to it" cures piece 90 supported by uprighte from the top plate 1, and passing over guide pulleys 91 and 92 and up through the guide tube 6, and a hollow alcove 98 supporting the beater mechaniem. 'lho mandrel also passea'through a guide 94 at the lower end oi which the threads-are laid about the "mandrel, this guide 94 being supported by a plate 195 suspended y mam oi bolta 96 (see Fig. 9), item the cross piece 90, and thence anaperture ,or hearing 97 in said cross piece 00 and up between a pair oi grooved ieedingrolla as by meana bi which the'coreorfmandrel 86- is drawn upwardlythrough theguideflaethelaceisionned thereon. 5

v --The iced roll: 98 are mounted upo'n ahaito held to 'rotate in auitable bearings 00 supported upon the crosspioce wand are revolved in oppoaite directions b means or the gears loo'meahing with each other, and a beveled gear 101 meshing w th and'driven'by a beveled gear 102 bound to one 'end oi a horizontal ahait 10B mounted to rotate in euitable bearings 104 aupportedby brackets 106 mounted upon the upper euriace ot a cross piece 196 supported by a 'v'ertical ltand 10! upon the toptplate 1, the ahait 108' being driven by a worm lwlieel 108 meahiitg with a worm at the upper end oi the vertical shaft 110, which atits-lower end c'erriee a pinion 111, which by means oi the tra n oi gears 112 is driven irorn the I I I I I I 'Aa is'welllkum to tho'ae chilled in this art, the crugso dthreadsmuetbelaiduponthecoroormandrel withthe point oi crossing laid closely up to thepointe .oi. previoue cromings; that is to my, cloee to theend olthe finished product aa the-lace is iormed, and ior thispurposethere are employedthin lingers oi metal known as heaters which enter between the two threads back of the point of ero ming and moving towards the mandrel ioree the pointed crossing 'cloee up to the completediahric.

The boaters in the present machine are shown clearly in Fig. '2 in operative position and in Figs. 12 and 13 one such beater-is shown in detailnomoved from the machine and the heater operating mechanism h clearly shown in Fig. 2,.10, 11 'and 14. An shown in Figa. 12 and 13, the beaten comprise the upwardly extending thin lingers 113 formed integrally with theshank's 114 extending at right angles to the heater fingers 113. There are two groupe oi boaters, one group having a .long shank 114', as shown in full lines in Fig. 12, ami- 4 the'other group having shorter ahanks, as indicated by the dotted lines 116, inFig. 12, end'each oi the heaters as upon itashanlt114 an upwardly projecting toe 116, located near the'end oi the ehank. These beater-s,

g I "there being twenty-eight in the machine oi the draw- The spipdlee travel around and lay thcirthreads.

ing, are supported in-radial grooves 117 iormed in the, 120 upper suriace oi the beater plate 118 which in iiaodly 3 supported upon the upper end oi the tubular stand 93, all as clearly shown in Fig. 2 ol the drawing, and

the heaters are an-anged in their grooves 117 in altertweerr two adjacent long shank In operation, these beatera. have a horizontal movement radially tohorn n w es emmovement it note relation; that ru say, a hm emit heater to 126 d 'lt' by the heater earn nhown in Fig.v 10, which with the threnda loading to the hobhina. There will 68 t-ou lmr taro earn pniha H and it'll, rovoi'aely arranged ahto be provided it auitnbbguard ring 140 whi h may it relation to eaeh other, the earn path "ti-being he oupportul in any ruitahio manner and upon which l d to r ceive the upwardly projecting toes llti the threads Ih'b'lil! they lead born the lrnhhine to the n ithe long ahanir beaten and the cam path l'to r'-- mandrel. An suitable ionn oi apindlu may be em eewe the upwardly projecting toea oi the abort nhonk ployod, that ahown' in the dmwinga eompriaing o eyhim, and when aaid cam in in poaition aa abown in iindrical tube iii (are Pig. iii oi the drawing), 'upon "8- 2, a revolb thereof will by means oi the earn which is placed and titted a collar 142 carrying an up- Pf 1 I'll 120 cause the healer ahanlta to move rnwordly extending thread guide 143 provided with the lly In thetrgroovm 117 and thus move the beater thread o 'ye 144 and H5 and upon this tubular slot-v0 tingera 118 towardaand from the mandrel. 141 is arranged to be received and in ireoly turn 76 The heater earn ia arranged to be continuously mthereon the bobbin 140 provided with thread 147. tnted in luitnblo timerelation to the operation of tho Within the tubular alcove iii in held a coiled apring lltll' M oi the machine, and i'mm an imuwetion oi. 148 which carrier a thread eye 140. The thread lends lb .913. lilitwill bonoted thattheheatere atdiatnetrit-ally from the bobbin through tho run- 144, thence through Pt ite priinta are simuitaneouoly and pmgrinaively thoeyo 145 and them-o through an eye 150 oio pivoted so m ved in oppoaitc directions, an thntonc group oi detont 1m, and thence through the eye lit) carried by beater tingnra 'll8 will be pmgronively advanced tothe opring 148, and then out rhmugh a oapped lwnt'iug want. the mandrel whlloou the oppoaite aide they are 162 inserted in'tho upper end oi the tubuhtr eh-ove Ill being pmgmriveiy withdrawn from the mandreh, ill. 'lherdetent 151 engag s with nolx'lwa 153 out. in

The heater com ianrounted above the beater plate 118 the upper end oi the bobbin and the tension oi the and la revolved hy'the upwardly projeetingflnger 121, apring It; in a'uilicientto keep the thread tout irom engaging a projection 12: at the periphery oi aaid :the mandrel to the spindle and to prevent th iet 128 iorming thaitop plate or a revolving irarno eient drait in placed upon the thread lending to the 7 cornpriaing alao the gear ring 194 and the connecting mandrel, an a to extend the apring I48 until the eye no beater cam, and aid Inger 121 la carried by a plate or log oi the bobbin on the tubular eleeveltl until suitilndl 125 connecting the ring 123 and the gear ring I24. or ring 140 cornea in contact with the end oi the del ho gear ring 124 rneahea with and in driven by the tent 161 and hits aaid detont irorn the notch oi the pinion 128 which in turn ia driven by a gear 127 which. bobbin in which it-rnay be engaged, thus permitting 8 0 in turn in driven by a pinion 128, which in turn is thebobbin to turn another notch to give up thread.

driven by-a largegearm (lee Fi l7 oi the drawing). alter which the' 'tletent will again be drawn into en- At various pointa about the gear 120 may be introgagernent with one oi the notebea and the slack oi the tltmed the'idle gears 130 and 131 meahingreapectlvely thread taken up bv-the npring 1'48, aiijn a umnuor with the gear 120 and with the chain at gears 10, well known to thoae inmiliar with theao maehinea. ll whereby the drlvingol the gear: will be properly bal- It is oi courae undorntood that each oi the ttpintlloa anced. carries a bobbin oi thread and that by their'rnovo- 100. The heater linger: 113 being quite thin rnuat be mente around the core or mandreland their crossing properly aupportcd in order to prevent'apringing, and and reemjaaiug movements the lace fabric is burned. ier thia pu'rpoae there ia provided a heater gultle.plate It in further underatood that n'liilethe lace iabrie in 40 I32, drown in Fig. 14, provided with the interior'openiorruetl in tubular ionn, it in in iact when removed irom tag 188 and the radial M134. into which the upper the mandrel a min oi laeo having two aeivago edger: 106

" ,enda oi the beater ilngera 118 are titted and nrranged. which aelvage edger are united by a ialae thread, the ii to out, and the plate 182 la aupported upon atandarda ialee thread being out an the atrip oi laee iahric ir re- 185 iron: the beater plate 118 a auitable diatanco above moved irorn the core or mandrel. In the machine oi 45 the beater plate and below the-mandrel guide 94, the drawing this ialae thread which ia lettered t (aee I leaving auilicient apaco 136 between said heater guide Figs. 8 and 4) is led from a apool aupported beneath the 132 and the mandrel guide iii it)! the threads to he laid top pinto 1, (not shown in the drawings) and in led up again-t the mandrel. through one oi the posts 7 whieh in mode hollow ior In'ordor that the threada loading hour the bobbins this purpose, and thence up through a guide tube t 50 may .clear the beatera, orrrather that the beatora thay pmjeeting upward irom the axis oi one oi the revolving clear -the'threada, upon the return or outward movediaira 21, the arrangement being such that the crossing ment' oi the heaters, there are provided the thread and ite-ll' lflillls oi the spindle thronda with this iniae liitore 137 (Ice Figs. 2 and ti), W'llill are in the iorrn oi thread I- causes the false thr ad to unite in a rig-rang v curved platen lowing the curved ed tor-J38 which for manner the m-lvngo edges oi the strip of materiel. b5 a portion oi their length are oi n height-to eb-wrtho up- The a-ration of my invention is as iolio\i'a:Sttppnends oi the beater lingers I I3. 'l'llorr thread litters poeim: the vurious opindlea to be provided with thn-nii [5 iii? hm invtonwl by monna oi non-m L'itt to the upper onrrying bobbins and tho umehiue provided with tho iutriueo oi the beater earn and revolve therewith and. dwired pottern nl' jacquard meoluminm to produce it the Mphu-od on mid emu with relation to the heater Iliiilib'hliii' doaiuo or pniit-i'ti oi love, when the muhr b0 opt-biting (ill'il groin-en that the high ports: 13!! oi the aim II is not in npomtl-m it will or once through line rim-d lii'tt-t'rt will oome under and liit the threads no worm ab and uorm win-oi i rtnrt theputtorn or jn 1:25 tlre fimo--|'.-- are 'witlnhaun by the beater cam. 'ihia qunwl meulitiliiruu in motion and him llliu lgit the in"; ilirtllnnll i'i' -t' wimo oitbe lwttlt'l' i without any liability oled pinioua iii and i4 imd the g ar 17 impart a mury oi tin-iv omnugh-on-ut upon their return movement motion uithuringoiutoralit,thunmuaim;thorpindim to be thrown into operation by the pmjectovs ill, and causing them to be enprged by the notched disks 21 which carry them in a generally circular path about the corn or mandrel. and which spindles by means oi the switches 88 are mnlrolled and deflects-d and caused to ttnvelln one direction or the other about the axes oi the posts ,7. The switches are constantly reciproeated or tsciliated lroin one side or the other by means oi the reciprocating movement oi the rings 44 and will be interposed in the poth oi movement oi the oil-coming spindles to guide and dciieet said spindles to one side or the other, causing a cussing nnd ro-cressing oi the threads. The latches litl will hold the spindles at re t as they resell the point indicated by the letter ain Fig. until they a re relensisi item the latches by the t oi the depressed pmjeetors with the eollers 23 oi the stern oi the spindle. The depression oi the pmjcetors is caused in suitable time relation by the pattern mechanism and the interposed levers and soils, and when depressed and oscillated they will engag'oand pmleotinto theptholopotatimroitho notched disits 3l,and the spindles which may be at rest. Ii the projectors 'are not depressed the oscillotion oi the switches and projectors will not aiieotihese spindles which mayhe at rest.

It is oi course lllltlt'l'lllli'lil that lit the beginning oi theopcration all oi the threads item the spindles and bobbins trill he led to and secured to the core or mandrel Iii and as the machine is started in operation this core or mandrel is drawn up through the center oi the machine and posses down outside oi the trams where the ialse thread may be clipped and the completed ishric removed from the machine. As the spindles are operating the revolution oi the inuno comprising the dial: 123 atsl the gear ring 124, causes a revolution oi the heater cam and the proper operation oi the lientetn toward and itunt the core or mandrel radially to engage the ernsaingoi the threads and force the point oi crossing closely to the previous points oi entering oi alfillmill or up to the point oi the completion oi the Having described my invention I claim or new and desire to protect by Letters Patent oi the United stomal. in a braiding machine. in combination. a plurality et spindles. a support therefor. a collar on said spindles resting upon the support. a second collar onsaid spindles arranged ltsnsatlt the support and a guide located beneath the ltlllhtl't and having its guiding surtaes located within' and parallel to the edge of the support against which the spindle collars beneath the support are arranged tolisar tar guiding the spindles. substantially as descrilssl.

2.1a a braiding pat-nine. in combination.. a plurality ot spindles. a support iheistor. comprising the supporting r nas or plates having the opposing are-shaped peripheries. and the interposed lined disks. a collar on said spindles located beneath the support and the guide tor said spindles supported beneath the supporting rintrs or plates and liavitut are-shaped peripheries located within and parallel to the are-siiuped peripheries of the sumiorilng rings or pistes against which tho splililie collars are arranged to hear. substantially as described,

ii. la n braiding innehinr. in combination. a plurality or I spindles. a support therefor. means to tnovo asid spindles over their support. switches [or controlling the direction' oi inovsntcnt oi said spindles, lnlt'iii r engage and hold said spindles at s point oi rest and proits'iors carried by said switches operating in tithe l'l lililt ll to the tllli'llllltlll ot o...- switches to disenusge raid missus mat the latches. substantially as described.

7 l. in a hrnltllrut raachlne. in combination. a plurality ot spindles. a support therefor. translating drivers ior'the spindles. spindle retaining iateltaa. projectors to release said spindles trots said latches t 'id sienna to stove said proieetors. substantially as described.

7 ii. in a braiding machine. is cornilination. the oppositely arranged supporting plates. the guides for tin spindles 4 carried by the supporting plates. the spindles arranissl to contact with said guides and leans for miss the spindles over the supporting plates. substantially as dcserlissl.

t it. in a braiding ntscltine. in combination. the oppositely arrang d sutniorting plates having curved cdites. lined iilsits lutcr sssvi la'twccn sold pistes. spindles provided with enlists and resting upon said plates and disks. meant. to

move said spindles over the supporting plates and disks. as

and guides tor the spindles ineunted upon the under side of the supporting plates against which said spindles are arranged to bear, substantially as described.

1. in a braiding innrhlne. In combination. a plurality of spindles. a support .liiereior. the circularly arranged tranaiatlng drivers. pivoted switches arranged upon opposlte sides of the line of drivers and interposed between said drivers. protectors carried by said switches and inraas tor moving said projectors into and out oi position to engage said splstilrs. substantially as described. Y 3. In a braiding machine. in combination. a plurality of spindles. a support theretoc. the circularly arrang d translating drivers for snid'spindios'. the switches arranged upon opposite sides oi and interposed between the driven.

projectors carried by said switches and moved thereby and a pattern mechanism operating said projectors in suitabl time relation to each other toplsce them into position to engage and project the spindles. substantially as described.

it. in a braiding machine. in roatbinatlon. a plurality ot spindles. a support therefor. tits circularly srranntd trans- I08 latlng drivers. inenns tor engaging and disengaging said spindles and drivers and spring controlled pivoted vcrtieally swinging latches tor mttoinitlicuily engaging the.

iioreorr or'inandrsl and means to proitrcssivsly advance 120 and retract said hraters at dianietrlcslly opposite points. sulsitsntlaliy as described.

2. in a braiding machine. in combination. a plurality oi. spindles. a coreor mandrel. means tor driving sdid spladles. healers movable toward and trom said core or loan; drsl. thread guards. and means tooperatc said guards to remove the threads trots tho path or movement oi' the heaters as said heaters niova awny iroin thefeors or-ntandrei. substantially as described.

ilt. in o braiding tnarhiits. in combination. a radially 180 grooved beater plate. heaters mounted in said grooves. and a heater cant for operating said healers. substantially as dcseribtsi.

l'l. in n braiding machine. in combination. a radially greovcd beater plate, beaten mounted in said grooves. n 13 beater cam i'oroperating sold heaters and a radially aioltrd guide plate for sahl hooters. substantially as described.

iii. in a braidiinr machine. in combination, a radially It -wed beater plats. long and short shank itsntors altarnaioly mounted in said uroovds and a heater can having 11 twoomstsitriynrranged rain grooves for engaging and operstllltg respectively the long and short shank \satsrs. i k stanthtliy us described.

id. in a hraldinir machine. in combination. th'e travclin gi as core or mandrel. the sleeve surrounding said mandrel. the hunter plats supported upon the upper and ot said sleeve. boaters snpprrtsd by said heater aim the revolving i'rosia 10 in m-riuhmi contact with M', a wide. substantially an d lcl'jlml.

In. In l braiding nachiu. In romliinntim. a pinrailiy a! nil-din. a mmporling In or airline on one! III-die. a guide for '0' mimlia om indopondnt midi" collull peripheral mum! with Mid guide and 0 Inch ml mm Mow tin mpportlm and guidin 'cniinn. misunmm- In! dmrilni. Y

in twilmoliy whom! I all! my nimhm, in menace oi m" mum u. IL-Iimunmw. itmmu 8. Nmvnm. 

